Pessary with removal feature
AssigneeSayco Pty. Ltd.
InventorTim Young
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Abstract
A pessary device includes a body and a finger-pull disposed on and extending from the body and is adapted to receive at least one finger of a user to facilitate removal of the pessary device. The finger-pull includes a loop extending from an outwardly facing surface of the body, in use, and an opposed anchoring section connected or integral with the outwardly facing surface. A method of producing a pessary device includes providing a finger-pull including a loop and an opposing anchoring section. The method includes forming a pessary body around the anchoring section, thereby securing the finger-pull to the pessary body.
Claims26
A pessary device comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a finger-pull disposed on and extending from the body and adapted to receive at least one finger of a user to facilitate removal of the pessary device, said finger-pull comprising a loop extending from an outwardly facing surface of the body, in use, and an opposed anchoring section connected or integral with the outwardly facing surface,
- wherein the anchoring section is disposed at or towards an edge of the outwardly facing surface aiding in the deformation of the base during removal of the pessary device to facilitate breaking of a seal between the body of the pessary device and a vaginal cavity wall.
A method of producing a pessary device comprising:
- providing a finger-pull comprising a loop and an opposing anchoring section;
- and
- forming a pessary body around said anchoring section, thereby securing said finger-pull to an outwardly facing surface of said pessary body,
- wherein the anchoring section is disposed at or towards an edge of the outwardly facing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.